Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / America's Number Ones Of The '50s (5CD) America's Number Ones Of The '50s (5CD) America's Number Ones Of The '50s (5CD) £19.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications This exclusive 5-CD collection brings together every Number One in the US record charts of the 1950s as published in Billboard. It uses the “Best Sellers in Stores” chart as well as the Top 100 and Hot 100 when they were launched. The 124 tracks chart the course of a momentous decade in popular music with the familiar domain of the traditional artists of dance bands, variety, radio and the movies being overtaken by the rock ‘n’ roll phenomenon, as mass media gave the baby boom generation a voice while the world emerged from post-war austerity. It’s an extraordinary, fascinating and hugely entertaining kaleidoscope of popular music. For British and European audiences, it highlights both the influence the US charts had over what happened in the UK and also some of the differences between the markets, offering not only insight into the eclectic melting-pot of musical genres in the USA, but also some collectable tracks that never saw the light of day in Britain. Needless to say, it features some of the biggest names and landmark recordings of the post-war era, and will be a fantastic souvenir to remind those of a certain age of their wider musical roots. Disc 1 Track Title Artist 1 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Vera Lynn 2 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford 3 I Went to Your Wedding Patti Page 4 It's in the Book (Parts 1 & 2) Johnny Standley 5 Why Don't You Believe Me? Joni James 6 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jimmy Boyd 7 Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Perry Como 8 Till I Waltz Again with You Teresa Brewer 9 The Doggie in the Window Patti Page 10 The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) Percy Faith 11 I'm Walking Behind You Eddie Fisher 12 Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You) Les Paul and Mary Ford 13 St. George and the Dragonet Stan Freberg 14 Rags to Riches Tony Bennett 15 Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Fisher 16 Secret Love Doris Day 17 Make Love to Me Jo Stafford 18 Wanted Perry Como 19 Little Things Mean a Lot Kitty Kallen 20 Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts 21 Hey There Rosemary Clooney 22 This Ole House Rosemary Clooney 23 I Need You Now Eddie Fisher 24 Mr. Sandman The Chordettes Disc 3 Track Title Artist 1 Let Me Go, Lover Joan Weber 2 Hearts of Stone Fontane Sisters 3 Sincerely McGuire Sisters 4 The Ballad of Davy Crockett Bill Hayes 5 Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) Pérez Prado 6 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets 7 The Yellow Rose of Texas Mitch Miller 8 Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing Four Aces 9 Autumn Leaves Roger Williams 10 Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford 11 Memories Are Made of This Dean Martin 12 Rock and Roll Waltz Kay Starr 13 The Great Pretender The Platters 14 Lisbon Antigua Nelson Riddle 15 The Poor People of Paris Les Baxter 16 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 17 The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant 18 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley 19 My Prayer The Platters 20 I Almost Lost My Mind Pat Boone 21 Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley 22 Green Door Jim Lowe 23 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley 24 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell 25 Too Much Elvis Presley Disc 4 Track Title Artist 1 Don't Forbid Me Pat Boone 2 Young Love Tab Hunter 3 Butterfly Andy Williams 4 Party Doll Buddy Knox With The Rhythm Orchids 5 Round And Round Perry Como 6 All Shook Up Elvis Presley 7 Love Letters in the Sand Pat Boone 8 Teddy Bear Elvis Presley 9 Tammy Debbie Reynolds 10 Diana Paul Anka 11 That'll Be The Day The Crickets 12 Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers 13 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers 14 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 15 You Send Me Sam Cooke 16 April Love Pat Boone 17 At the Hop Danny & the Juniors 18 Don't Elvis Presley 19 Get a Job The Silhouettes 20 Tequila The Champs 21 Twilight Time The Platters 22 Witch Doctor David Seville 23 All I Have To Do Is Dream Everly Brothers 24 The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley 25 Hard Headed Woman Elvis Presley Disc 5 Track Title Artist 1 Yakety Yak The Coasters 2 Patricia Pérez Prado 3 Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson 4 Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) Domenico Modugno 5 Little Star The Elegants 6 It's All in the Game Tommy Edwards 7 It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty 8 Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio 9 To Know Him Is to Love Him The Teddy Bears 10 The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) The Chipmunks with David Seville 11 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters 12 Stagger Lee Lloyd Price 13 Venus Frankie Avalon 14 Come Softly to Me The Fleetwoods 15 The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez 16 Kansas City Wilbert Harrison 17 The Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton 18 Lonely Boy Paul Anka 19 A Big Hunk o' Love Elvis Presley 20 The Three Bells The Browns 21 Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny 22 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 23 Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods 24 Heartaches by the Number Guy Mitchell 25 Why Frankie Avalon 21 A Penny A Kiss, A Penny A Hug Andrews Sisters 22 Sparrow In The Tree Top Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters 23 Too Young Patty Andrews 24 I'm In Love Again Andrews Sisters 25 Suddenly There's A Valley Patty Andrews EAN: 824046750121 Discs: 5 Release: November 2011 Artist: Various Artists Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACFCD7501 Weight: 0.2kg
